Confession

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

See that face? It looks happy, but the truth is for the past 2 months, I have been anything but happy. Yesterday, I made a conscious effort to change this! I went to Zumba, and my instructor was genuinely concerned about my well being. We had an awesome talk before the class and she even let me choose a song for the set list. I had fun sweating! Yesterday is the first day that I have ate right for an entire day since August.

You don't even want to know what the scale says. Sunday, I weighed in at 197. This was not okay for someone that has weighed 159 this year. This morning I weighed in at 192, and I know it sounds facetious, but I am happy that I didn't go over 200 pounds. I am not sure that I could bounce back from letting myself get that far away from my goals.

I know it's important to not beat myself up, but this beating that I have given myself has made me realize that I have goals set and I will reach them! Here's to being a size 4 and being at my goal weight by August 2013.

My goal is to be 185 by Thanksgiving! I know it is a little unrealistic to lose 7 pounds in a week, but I want to do it just to prove to myself that I have it in me to succeed!

MAKINGITCOUNT91
You can reach your goals, and you will. Just stay dedicated and keep moving forward. It's very good you didn't go over 200 lbs, as I can imagine that would be very upsetting after being under 200 lbs for awhile. Keep going and just stay dedicated and I believe you will reach your goals. You may be able to lose 7 lbs in a week if you bust your a** really hard, but even if not, even if you lose less... Do not give up! Because I'm sure you'll reach that mini goal in no time if you stay focused and dedicated. Best of luck sweetheart! xx1777 days ago

MANILUS
Being under 200 is a very big deal, after losing 111 lbs in just under 3 years, it is my goal right now as I have been within 2 lbs of it for a month now. Take small steps and that Zumba is awesome, keep going!1777 days ago

JAMER123
7# a week is rather unrealistic. Try to set a goal that you CAN reach and you will be a lot happier. Yes, it will take a little more time but the extra didn't come on at that rate. Hang in there and you WILL get to your goals!!! We are with you 100%, supporting each other as we walk the same paths. You are an awesome person going for an awesome, health life!! GO FOR IT!!1777 days ago

BLESSED2BEME
When I hit 200 reality finally hit me. That is the highest I went, then I found spark. I've been on a slow and steady journey though. 2 1/2 years later I am at 181. Still have a long way to go but I'm at least heading in the right direction.

So glad you are too now! Keep up that Zumba. One of my favorite classes:)1777 days ago

NEWTINK
Your goal is admirable; however, dont set yourself up to fail with it. You are emotionally weak right now and that could be dangerous to set such a high goal. I wish you luck and hope to read that you made it 1777 days ago

TERRIJ7
I agree with the friends who have said "don't focus on the 7 lbs in a week" because you don't want to be going to extrememes. Maybe by Christmas? If you ARE able to drop that much by Thanksgiving, maybe you should make it your goal to maintain that loss through the holidays. You want your goals to be attainable, after all.

Don't focus on loosing 7 pounds this week, that is very unrealistic, and is setting yourself up to fail. Don't get me wrong, eat right and exercise hard, but plan/try/hope to lose 1 pound, not 7. And then do it again the next week, and the week after that...

Slow and steady wins the race -- and sheds the pounds to keep them off.

~INDYGIRL
Hang in there! We ALL have those days, weeks, or even months. I know I do and I've managed to shed over 200 pounds with SparkPeople. What I'm saying is... trend downward and let the speed bumps alone.

One of my writings for getting back on track is:

If you have a flat tire, you don't run around the car in a frenzy popping the other 3 tires. You fix the one and get back on the road ASAP.

PENOWOK
You are so worth any effort you put into this!! Remember that it's YOUR body and what YOU choose. Do this for you, but when you slide (and we ALL slide), just get back up and start over. We ALL have to do that and YOU can too!!1777 days ago

I can so relate with getting on the scale and saying... What have I don'e. I'm there now. , you've done it before and you can do it again.

Sometimes the horse throws us off and we just have to brush off our butts and get back on. Not every ride is gonna be easy but you wont know how it's gonna turn out till you get on there and try.1777 days ago

CAMAEL100
Well done. I also have a point beyond where I think it would be terrible to go. I have reached that point but don't want to go any further! You have lost this weight before so you can do it again.

CURLYLADEE
You are being honest with yourself and that's the first step in getting back to where you need to be. I myself have been VERY complacent with maintaining the weight I have loss this year which is no where near where I need to be.!

DANA11675
I understand what you're going through. I lost my way back in June but I'm. It doesn't matter how many time time you fall. It just matters that you get back up each time. Keep pushing forward. 1778 days ago